Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

Thailand votes on sweeping new constitution that empowers military

Thailand votes on sweeping new constitution that empowers military

  Polls have opened across Thailand, enabling millions to vote on a new constitution that, if passed, gives extra powers to the military, which seized… Read More ›

Trump on Clinton: ‘She took a short-circuit in the brain’

Trump on Clinton: ‘She took a short-circuit in the brain’

  Windham, New Hampshire (CNN)Donald Trump pumped up his attacks on Hillary Clinton’s character Saturday night by suggesting that the former secretary of state is… Read More ›

Venus Williams loses in opening round of Rio 2016 Olympics

Venus Williams loses in opening round of Rio 2016 Olympics

  Venus Williams’ hopes of winning another Olympic gold medal now rest in the women’s doubles after the veteran tennis star lost her opening singles… Read More ›

Lawmakers call for inquiry into salmonella-tainted cornflakes

Lawmakers call for inquiry into salmonella-tainted cornflakes

Knesset committee to gather in special recess meeting to demand an inquiry into alleged oversight failure that allowed hundreds of boxes to leave factory floor… Read More ›

PMO calls US envoy to clarify opposition to Iran deal, play down Liberman critique

PMO calls US envoy to clarify opposition to Iran deal, play down Liberman critique

After Obama’s assertion that Israeli security officials now back accord, PM stresses Israel still rejects it, Defense Ministry compares it to Munich agreement   Officials… Read More ›

Netanyahu said to have been blind-sided by Liberman’s Iran-Munich deal comparison

Netanyahu said to have been blind-sided by Liberman’s Iran-Munich deal comparison

PMO rushed to issue statement stressing vital ties with America, called US envoy, after Defense Ministry likened Obama-backed nuclear deal to 1938 pact with Nazis… Read More ›

Pyongyang – What Happens To North Korea Missiles Fired Into The Sea?

Pyongyang – What Happens To North Korea Missiles Fired Into The Sea?

  Pyongyang – North Korea has fired a barrage of missiles, artillery pieces and rockets into the waters off its east coast, including a medium-range… Read More ›

Hinsdale, NH – Small Town New Hampshire Post Office Celebrates 200 Years

Hinsdale, NH – Small Town New Hampshire Post Office Celebrates 200 Years

  Hinsdale, NH – When the small town of Hinsdale’s post office opened in 1816, it didn’t need all the space in the two-story wooden… Read More ›

Las Vegas – Apple To Offer Cash For Reporting Security Flaws

Las Vegas – Apple To Offer Cash For Reporting Security Flaws

  Las Vegas –  Apple says it will start offering cash rewards of up to $200,000 to hackers who come forward with information about security… Read More ›

US holds up $300 million for Pakistan over terrorism fight

US holds up $300 million for Pakistan over terrorism fight

  Washington – The United States won’t pay $300 million in military reimbursements to Pakistan after the Pentagon determined the country was not taking sufficient… Read More ›

Monster tunnel diggers on their way to Israel

Monster tunnel diggers on their way to Israel

Four Tunnel Boring Machines are coming to Israel to create the underground sections of the Gush Dan Light Rail; beginning with the Red Line between… Read More ›

Rescuers say toxic gas dropped on town where Russian helicopter downed

Rescuers say toxic gas dropped on town where Russian helicopter downed

Hours after the downing of a Russian helicopter in the Idlib region of Syria, the Assad regime allegedly dropped barrel bombs on the civilian population… Read More ›

France’s New Catholics

France’s New Catholics

Op-ed: The dwindling devout of French Catholicism have redefined themselves and sought to organize in the fashion of the country’s Jewish community; yet, especially after… Read More ›

‘Never before, since 1948, has the world been so open to Israel’

‘Never before, since 1948, has the world been so open to Israel’

Michael Oren, who will serve as a “special envoy to the PM” in his new capacity as deputy minister, speaks to The Jerusalem Post about… Read More ›

Israel criticized by UNSC for mistreating Palestinian children

Israel criticized by UNSC for mistreating Palestinian children

According to the Israeli mission at the UN, during the current wave of violence 47 of the acts of terrorism against Israelis have been carried… Read More ›

Analysis: IDF using relative calm to prepare for future threats

Analysis: IDF using relative calm to prepare for future threats

Enemies growing in power but remain deterred • Stability cannot be counted on.   Despite the chaos and wafarre raging across the Middle East, the… Read More ›

Post-coup, Turkish government releases hundreds of soldiers

Post-coup, Turkish government releases hundreds of soldiers

Hundreds of soldiers detained in the fallout of the July 15 coup attempt have been released, Turkish state media reported. As many as 758 of… Read More ›

‘One ISIS attack every 84 hours’ spurs dread and anger in Europe

‘One ISIS attack every 84 hours’ spurs dread and anger in Europe

  In the past week I have seen flowers and candles carpeting a street in Munich, the tranquility of a small Bavarian town shattered by… Read More ›

Kahlon takes Economy Ministry in cabinet reshuffle

Kahlon takes Economy Ministry in cabinet reshuffle

Move leaves finance minister stronger; Likud gains environment portfolio for Jerusalem Minister Ze’ev Elkin   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon have… Read More ›

New poll shows Clinton leading Trump by almost 6 points

New poll shows Clinton leading Trump by almost 6 points

Democratic candidate’s popularity rises slightly after DNC, but a quarter of likely voters in survey picked neither nominee   A poll published over the weekend… Read More ›